Assisted Living News

Assisted living communities are usually recognized by two traits: their size and the type of care that they provide. Specifically, assisted living communities house more than about twenty residents seniors but are sometimes home to several hundred. While the precise types of care that assisted living communities provide varies based on the licensing and local laws, they tend to be an intermediate care type, appropriate for those who do not need the intensive, high-level care of a nursing home, but wh...

An article in Illinois recently made the news by discussing the process of searching for assisted living. It recommended that families trust their guts when choosing a senior care provider for a loved one. Although you could apply that advice to just about any decision, it’s one that is worth considering. Should you really trust your gut and base your decisions about senior care on snap judgements? Why Research Matters in Your Senior Care Search Science tells us that while many people may have ...

A survey commissioned by the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA), found that assisted living residents are overwhelmingly satisfied with their lives at assisted living. Learn more about the nationwide ALFA survey of more than 500 assisted living residents. Assisted Living Residents Are Satisfied with Their Communities The ALFA findings concluded that: 86% of residents feel that staff “care about me as a person.” 87% of residents feel staff are qualified and well trained. 94% are ...

Most retired seniors spend their time being leisurely — socializing, taking trips and visiting with loved ones, for example. But at one special assisted living community, residents are working harder than ever, producing television shows from home. Learn more about how seniors can stay active and continue work after retirement. How Assisted Living Residents Continue Work After Retirement The Wasserman Campus, a senior living community in Los Angeles, California, isn’t home to your average assis...

When seniors move to an assisted living community, they are often looking for a home where they can age in place safely and stably. When an assisted living community shuts down,however,  it can cause significant hardship for residents and their family members. Fortunately, this doesn’t happen often, but it happens enough that it’s worth discussing. For example, in Youngtown, Arizona, residents were left scrambling when their assisted living community was closed without warning. When Your ...

When a senior reaches a point that they need regular care, families often prefer to choose someone they know to provide that care — especially if there’s a family member who can do it. In some cases, this family caregiver replaces moving to an assisted living community, and in order to make it financially feasible for that individual, wages are provided. According to the IRS, family caregivers, nannies, and some other household workers are a special class of workers with specific tax regu...

The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment at an assisted living community per month is about $3,823; in some regions the cost is higher. So, understandably, many families who contact us are concerned about how to pay for assisted living That’s where we come in. Our Senior Living Advisors have had the honor and pleasure of educating thousands of families about ways to pay for care that they may not have discovered otherwise. Learn more about 10 of the most common ways to fund assisted living....